BUSINESS owners have slated the Scottish Government for keeping Glasgow in a higher level of Covid restrictions than the rest of Scotland.
The city will remain at Level 3 for at least another week, meaning alcohol can’t be served inside restaurants and pubs, and places like cinemas must stay closed.
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon blamed a high level of cases caused by the so-called Indian variant.
But the Moray area, where infection rates were previously the highest in Scotland, has dropped down to Level 2.
East Renfrewshire will stay in Level 2 despite a spike in numbers. It has a seven-day average of 116 cases per 100,000 people, while neighbouring Glasgow is at 123 per 100,000.
Colin Clydesdale, co-owner of The Ubiquitous Chip, Stravaigin and Hanoi Bike Shop restaurants in Glasgow, said: “How long can you expect businesses to limp along in a loss-making situation before they all start to fold? It doesn’t make sense.”
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